Toy parachute

ABSTRACT

A toy parachute comprises a hollow ball. A parachute canopy has a plurality of shroud lines affixed thereto at one end and affixed to the ball at the other end. A ring is positioned around the canopy at the open end thereof for holding the canopy closed during upward flight when the ball is thrown in the air. A control cord is affixed at one end to the ring. A control device in the ball is affixed to the other end of the control cord for drawing the control cord into the ball at a selected time after the ball is thrown into the air thereby pulling the ring of the canopy and permitting the canopy to mushroom out and float the ball to earth.

[ 51 May 27, 1975 1 TOY PARACHUTE [75] Inventor: Gerald ONeill, Stratford, Ontario,

Canada [73] Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization,

Inc., New York, NY. a part interest [22] Filed: Oct. 18, 1973 [21] Appl. No.: 398,224

Quady 46/86 R 3,751,850 8/1973 Boulanger 46/86 R Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene Assistant ExaminerJ. Q. Lever Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Daniel Jay Tick [57] ABSTRACT A toy parachute comprises a hollow ball. A parachute canopy has a plurality of shroud lines affixed thereto at one end and affixed to the ball at the other end. A ring is positioned around the canopy at the open end thereof for holding the canopy closed during upward flight when the ball is thrown in the air. A control cord is affixed at one end to the ring. A control device in the ball is affixed to the other end of the control cord for drawing the control cord into the ball at a selected time after the ball is thrown into the air thereby pulling the ring of the canopy and permitting the canopy to mushroom out and float the ball to earth.

3 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures TOY PARACHUTE DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a toy parachute.

Objects of the invention are to provide a toy parachute of simple structure, which is inexpensive in manufacture and which ascends to a peak altitude without difficulty and then blossoms out and floats gently to earth to the amusement of those playing with it.

In order that the invention may be readily carried into effect, it will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the toy parachute of the invention in ascending flight;

FIG. 2 is a view of the control device of the toy parachute of the invention;

FIG. 3 is another view of the control device of the toy parachute of the invention; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the toy parachute of the invention in descending flight.

In the FIGS, the same components are identified by the same reference numerals.

They toy parachute of the invention comprises a ho]- low ball 1. A parachute canopy 2 has a plurality of shroud lines 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on, affixed thereto at one end and affixed to the ball 1 at the other end (FIGS. 1 and 4).

A ring 7 is positioned around the canopy 2 at the open end thereof for holding the canopy closed during upward flight, as shown in FIG. 1, when the ball is thrown in the air.

A control cord 8 is affixed at one end to the ring 7.

A control device in the ball 1 is affixed to the other end of the control cord 8. The control device draws the control cord into the ball at a selected time after the ball 1 is thrown into the air thereby pulling the ring 7 off the canopy 2 and permitting the canopy to mushroom or blossom out and float the ball to earth.

The control device may comprise a hand-wound prises a timer 11 (FIGS. 2 and 3) for actuating the motor 9 a selected time after the ball 1 is thrown. A window 12 (FIGS. 1 and 4) is. formed in the ball 1 for indicating the timer 11 setting.

Thus, the timer 11 is set for a specific time such as, for example, two seconds. The ball 1, with the ring 7 positioned as shown in FIG. l, is then thrown as high as possible. Hopefully, the peak of the flight of the ball 1 will be reached approximately 2 seconds after the throw. The motor 9 will then pull the ring 7 off the canopy 2 and permit the canopy to blossom out and float the ball 1 gently to earth, as shown in FIG. 4.

While the invention has been described by means of a specific example and in a specific embodiment, I do not wish to be limited thereto, for obvious modifications will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A toy parachute, comprising a hollow ball;

a parachute canopy having a plurality of shroud lines affixed thereto at one end and affixed to the ball at the other end;

a ring around the canopy at the open end thereof for holding the canopy closed during upward flight when the ball is thrown in the air;

a control cord affixed at one end to the ring; and

control means in the ball affixed to the other end of the control cord for drawing the control cord into the ball at a selected time after the ball is thrown into the air thereby pulling the ring off the canopy and permitting the canopy to mushroom out and float the ball to earth.

2. A toy parachute as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means comprises a hand-wound spring motor.

3. A toy parachute as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means comprises a motor and a timer for actuating the motor a selected time after the ball is thrown, and further comprising a window in the ball indicating the timer setting. 

1. A toy parachute, comprising a hollow ball; a parachute canopy having a plurality of shroud lines affixed thereto at one end and affixed to the ball at the other end; a ring around the canopy at the open end thereof for holding the canopy closed during upward flight when the ball is thrown in the air; a control cord affixed at one end to the ring; and control means in the ball affixed to the other end of the control cord for drawing the control cord into the ball at a selected time after the ball is thrown into the air thereby pulling the ring off the canopy and permitting the canopy to mushroom out and float the ball to earth.
 2. A toy parachute as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means comprises a hand-wound spring motor.
 3. A toy parachute as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means comprises a motor and a timer for actuating the motor a selected time after the ball is thrown, and further comprising a window in the ball indicating the timer setting. 